Kerlin Blaise
{{Short description|American football player (born 1974)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Kerlin Blaise
| image =
| number = 65, 77
| position = Guard
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|12|25}}
| birth_place = Orlando, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lbs = 315
| high_school = Maynard Evans (Orlando)
| college = Miami (FL) (1993–1997)
| undraftedyear = 1998
| pastteams =
- Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1998}}–{{NFL Year|2003}})
| pfr = B/BlaiKe20
}}
Kerlin Blaise (born December 25, 1974) is an American former professional football guard who played five seasons with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami.
Early life and college
Kerlin Blaise was born on December 25, 1974, in Orlando, Florida.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/b/blai01600.html | title=Kerlin Blaise | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=21 March 2025}} He attended Maynard Evans High School in Orlando.
Blaise played college football for the Miami Hurricanes of the University of Miami. He was redshirted in 1993 and was a four-year letterman from 1994 to 1997.
Professional career
After going undrafted in the 1998 NFL draft, Blaise signed with the Detroit Lions on April 24.{{cite web | url=https://www.profootballarchives.com/transactions/b/blai01600.html | title=Kerlin Blaise Transactions | publisher=Pro Football Archives | accessdate=21 March 2025}} He was released on August 30 but signed to the team's practice squad on September 1. He was promoted to the active roster on October 27 but did not appear in any games before being placed on injured reserve on December 1, 1998.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/B/BlaiKe20.htm | title=Kerlin Blaise | publisher=Pro Football Reference | accessdate=21 March 2025}} Blaise played in all 16 games, starting four, for the Lions during the 1999 season. He also appeared in his only career playoff game that year. He became a free agent after the season and re-signed with the Lions on April 11, 2000. Blaise played in 12 games in 2000 and became a free agent again after the season. He re-signed with Detroit on April 26, 2001, and appeared in six games that year. He became a free agent for the third year in a row, and re-signed with the Lions once again on April 2, 2002. He started the first two games of the 2002 season before being placed on injured reserve on September 17 and missing the rest of the year. Blaise was released by the Lions on August 31, 2003, but re-signed a few months later on November 11, 2003. He played in two games for the Lions that year and entered free agency after the season.
Personal life
Blaise founded Blaze Contracting, Inc. in 2000.{{cite web | url=https://www.blazecontracting.com/about-us/ | title=About Us | publisher=Blaze Contracting, Inc. | accessdate=21 March 2025}}
References
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Category:Players of American football from Orlando, Florida
Category:American football offensive guards
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players